What book are you reading...

checjb · 16 Jun 2016 at 14:50

Just finished "Seven Ancient Wonders" by Matthew Reilly. I love the Scarecrow novels and "The Great Zoo of China" is a book I'm desperate to see made into a film but this one (the first in the Jack West Jr series) is great. Essentially, it's like Indiana Jones in Raiders but hyped to the max. Utterly unbelievable stunts, crazy ancient traps, bad guys who's motives are so dark they're jet black and good guys who always win (but it's a grueling ride getting there). Just a bucket load of fun.

BeeP · 16 Jun 2016 at 15:34

checjb said:
Just finished "Seven Ancient Wonders" by Matthew Reilly. I love the Scarecrow novels and "The Great Zoo of China" is a book I'm desperate to see made into a film but this one (the first in the Jack West Jr series) is great. Essentially, it's like Indiana Jones in Raiders but hyped to the max. Utterly unbelievable stunts, crazy ancient traps, bad guys who's motives are so dark they're jet black and good guys who always win (but it's a grueling ride getting there). Just a bucket load of fun.

Sounds like my kind of thing, cheers.

Punt · 16 Jun 2016 at 15:40

checjb said:
"The Great Zoo of China" is a book I'm desperate to see made into a film

Me too, that would be great. A complete Jurassic Park rip off, but it's got dragons, so awesome by default

Glaucus · 16 Jun 2016 at 17:53

checjb said:
Just finished "Seven Ancient Wonders" by Matthew Reilly. I love the Scarecrow novels and "The Great Zoo of China" is a book I'm desperate to see made into a film but this one (the first in the Jack West Jr series) is great. Essentially, it's like Indiana Jones in Raiders but hyped to the max. Utterly unbelievable stunts, crazy ancient traps, bad guys who's motives are so dark they're jet black and good guys who always win (but it's a grueling ride getting there). Just a bucket load of fun.

Yep, his stuff is fun, easy and over the top, but great. I want that library one made into a film.

checjb · 16 Jun 2016 at 20:15

I haven't read "Contest" (the aforementioned library one) yet but I'm starting tomorrow but I did hear an interview with Reilly in which he says he shot a Pilot - some of it in his own basement. I looked it up on Youtube and, to my dismay, it's pretty awful. Hopefully someone will have one of those "I can do better than that" moments.

Punt · 17 Jun 2016 at 09:00

checjb said:
Just finished "Seven Ancient Wonders" by Matthew Reilly.

I started this last night, didn't get much into it as I was too tired but it's off to a flying start. BUT, why oh why must he use diagrams?!?!? That's one of my pet peeves. I've noticed he's done this in all of the few books of his I've read.

Warbie · 17 Jun 2016 at 10:13

w1lliam said:
Check out the Powder Mage trilogy by Brian McClellan

Cheers dude. Will check them out.

melmac · 17 Jun 2016 at 12:04

What's the series that people are talking about that keeps getting starred out? Gentleman *****?

Punt · 17 Jun 2016 at 12:06

melmac said:
What's the series that people are talking about that keeps getting starred out? Gentleman *****?

Gentlemen Bar Stewards

Pighardia · 17 Jun 2016 at 12:21

I'm about a quarter through The Martian... I'll hold off with my impressions until I've finished it, but I'm not really feeling it atm tbh.

Bickaxe · 17 Jun 2016 at 12:48

melmac said:
What's the series that people are talking about that keeps getting starred out? Gentleman *****?

The Lies of Locke Lamora (the first book in the series)

melmac · 17 Jun 2016 at 13:01

Bickaxe said:
The Lies of Locke Lamora (the first book in the series)

Thanks

Kobi · 17 Jun 2016 at 19:03

Ok guys, Hobbit finished. What am i moving onto next?

Pighardia · 17 Jun 2016 at 19:05

I thought the Way of Kings was a really solid start to a series, and the second book, Words of Radiance was excellent. Long wait for the series to continue though. Gonna be a long slog!

Kobi · 17 Jun 2016 at 19:14

Pighardia said:
I thought the Way of Kings was a really solid start to a series, and the second book, Words of Radiance was excellent. Long wait for the series to continue though. Gonna be a long slog!

It does seem quite daunting, quite a chunky book haha.

Father Ted · 20 Jun 2016 at 09:52

Now reading 'Slaughterhouse Five' by Kurt Vonnegut.
Really good anti-war novel, but man is the narrative confsuing with the main protagonist jumping backwards and forwards in time seemingly every page or two!

ThePainBarrier · 20 Jun 2016 at 12:34

checjb said:
Just finished "Seven Ancient Wonders" by Matthew Reilly. I love the Scarecrow novels and "The Great Zoo of China" is a book I'm desperate to see made into a film but this one (the first in the Jack West Jr series) is great. Essentially, it's like Indiana Jones in Raiders but hyped to the max. Utterly unbelievable stunts, crazy ancient traps, bad guys who's motives are so dark they're jet black and good guys who always win (but it's a grueling ride getting there). Just a bucket load of fun.

If you like those books, have a look at David Leadbeater's Matt Drake (and spin off) series (Kindle store only).
Over the top action and tomb raiding galore!

One of my favourite self-publishing authors. He manages to knock a new book out every few months - no idea how he manges it!

ebilcake · 20 Jun 2016 at 13:37

Having time to read a book, that must be nice.

Glaucus · 20 Jun 2016 at 13:41

ThePainBarrier said:
If you like those books, have a look at David Leadbeater's Matt Drake (and spin off) series (Kindle store only).
Over the top action and tomb raiding galore!

One of my favourite self-publishing authors. He manages to knock a new book out every few months - no idea how he manges it!

thanks will give it a go, it's also on audible(well first two books).

No1newts · 20 Jun 2016 at 14:47

I'm reading the Peter James books still which I really enjoy.

Had hardly no time at all though recently so still struggling through a re read of Forge of Darkness so I can get into Fall of the Light, never waited this long on reading an Erikson book before.